 List of Independence Day Award recipients |
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Independence Day Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honours - Winners, 2010-2019:
2010
editTen people and an organisation were awarded.[1] as below:
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AKM Samsul Haque Khan | independence & liberation war | posthumous |
| Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury | independence & liberation war | |
| Belal Muhammad | independence & liberation war | |
| Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui | education | |
| Jatin Sarker | education | |
| Romena Afaz | Literature | posthumous |
| Mustafa Nurul Islam | Literature | |
| Waheedul Haq | culture | posthumously |
| Alamgir Kabir | culture | posthumous |
| Ferdousi Priyabhashini | culture | |
| Bangla Academy | culture |
2011
editTwo institutions and seven people were awarded .[2]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Dhaka University | education | organization |
| Bangladesh Police | liberation war | organization |
| Gaus Khan | liberation war | posthumous |
| Sanghraj Jyotipal Mahathero | liberation war | posthumous |
| Dr Nilima Ibrahim | liberation war | posthumous |
| Air Vice Marshal (retd) Abdul Karim Khandaker | liberation war | |
| Nutan Chandra Singha | liberation war | posthumous |
| AKM Samsuzzoha | liberation war | posthumous |
| Muhammad Abul Hashem Khan | culture |
2012
editTen people received the award.[3]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| lieutenant commander Moazzem Hossain | liberation war | posthumous |
| Abul Kalam Shamsuddin | liberation war | posthumous |
| Syeda Badrun Nahar Chowdhury | liberation war | |
| Noyeem Gahar | liberation war | |
| Bazlur Rahman | journalist | posthumous |
| Rafiqul Islam | education | |
| Abul Fazal | literature | posthumous |
| Pran Gopal Datta | medical science | |
| Kazi M Badruddoza | agricultural science | |
| Quamrul Haider | science and technology |
2013
editThe award was given to eight people.[4]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shamsul Haque | liberation war | posthumous |
| Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain | liberation war | |
| Kazi Sazzad Ali | liberation war | |
| Abdul Hamid Miah | research on agriculture | |
| Swadesh Ranjan Bose | economics | posthumous |
| Satya Saha | culture | posthumous |
| M. A. Hannan | liberation war | posthumous |
| Abdul Hamid | liberation war |
2014
editNine people and one institution were awarded.[5][6]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Abul Khayer | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Munsi Kabir Uddin Ahmed | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Kazi Azizul Islam | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Lt Col (retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Khasruzzaman Chowdhury | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Shahid SBM Mizanur Rahman | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Mohammad Haris Ali | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| M Quamruzzaman | education | |
| Qayyum Chowdhury | culture | |
| Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) | research and training |
2015
editThe award was given to eight people.[7]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Manik Chowdhury | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
| Mamun Mahmud | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
| Shah A M S Kibria | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
| Mozaffar Ahmed | posthumous | |
| Anisuzzaman | Literature | |
| Abdur Razzak | Culture | |
| Mohammad Hossain Mondol | Research | |
| Santosh Gupta | Journalism | posthumous |
2016
editThe award was given to fourteen people and one organization.[8]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Abul Maal Abdul Muhith | Independence and Liberation War | Finance minister of Bangladesh |
| Emaz Uddin Pramanik | Independence and Liberation War | Textiles and Jute Minister of Bangladesh |
| Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous |
| Badrul Alam | Independence and Liberation War | Squadron Leader, Bir Uttam, formed Bangladesh Air Force |
| Shahid Shah Abdul Mazid | Independence and Liberation War | Prevented the attack on Rajshahi Police Lines by the Pakistan occupation force |
| M Abdul Ali | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous; Administrator of Rangamati killed by Pakistani military force attack |
| AKM Abdur Rouf | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous; typographer of the constitution |
| KM Shehabuddin | Independence and Liberation War | posthumous; first diplomat to resign from Pakistani Foreign Service and pledge allegiance to Bangladesh; first head of Bangladesh's New Delhi mission |
| Syed Hasan Imam | Independence and Liberation War | cultural activities during the Liberation War |
| Rafiqul Islam | Mother Language | posthumous |
| Abdus Salam | Mother Language | Achieving recognition of 21 February as International Mother Language Day |
| Maqsudul Alam | Science and Technology | Posthumous; decoded the jute genome |
| Mohammad Rafi Khan | Medical Science | |
| Rezwana Choudhury Bannya | Cultural | |
| Nirmalendu Goon | Literature | |
| Bangladesh Navy |
2017
editThe award was given to fifteen people and an organization.[9]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Group Captain (retd) Shamsul Alam Bir Uttam | independence and liberation war | |
| Ashraful Alam | independence and liberation war | |
| Mohammad Nazmul Haque | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Syed Mohsin Ali | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| NM Nazmul Ahsan | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Faizur Rahman Ahmed | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Bangladesh Air Force | independence and liberation war | |
| Professor AHM Touhidul Anowar Chawdhury | medical science | |
| Rabeya Khatun | literature | |
| Golam Samdani Koraishi | literature | |
| Enamul Huq | culture | |
| Bazlur Rahman Badal | culture | |
| Khalil Kazi OBE | social service | |
| Shamsuzzaman Khan | research and training | |
| Professor Lalit Mohan Nath | research and training | posthumous |
| Professor Mohammad Asaduzzaman | public administration | posthumous |
2018
editEighteen people were awarded.[10]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Quazi Zakir Hasan | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| SMA Rashidul Hasan | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Sankar Govinda Chowdhury | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Sultan Mahmud | independence and liberation war | |
| M Abdur Rahim | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Bhupati Bhushan Chowdhury | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Lieutenant Mohammad Anwarul Azim | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Humayun Rashid Choudhury | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Amanullah Asaduzzaman | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Matiur Rahman Mallik | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Sergeant Zahrul Haq | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Amzadul Haq | independence and liberation war | |
| AK M D Ahsan Ali | medicine | |
| AK Azad Khan | social service | |
| Selina Hossain | literature | |
| M Abdul Mazid | food security | |
| Asaduzzaman Noor | culture | |
| Shykh Seraj | agricultural journalism |
2019
editThirteen people and an organization were awarded.[11][12]
| Recipients | Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| ATM Zafar Alam | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| AKM Mozammel Haque | independence and liberation war | |
| Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | independence and liberation war | |
| Kazi Misbahun Nahar | independence and liberation war | |
| Abdul Khalek | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Mohammad Khaled | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Shaukat Ali Khan | independence and liberation war | posthumous |
| Nurunnahar Fatema Begum | medical science | |
| Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad | social service | |
| Murtaja Baseer | culture | |
| Hasan Azizul Huq | literature | |
| Haseena Khan | research and training | |
| Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) | science and technology |
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